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G rowing up in Berkeley, Kar-in Thorne always looked forward to the days leading
up to Christmas when the family gathered to honor their Norwegian roots — and make cookies. Lots of cookies.
“I remember coming home from school to a house that smelled like every kid’s dream of Christmas. My mother’s kitchen was Santa’s work-shop. We sampled every batch, and frequently,” she wrote in an email to the Weekly.
A sweet way to get
togetherBaking Norwegian
Christmas cookies
continues a
family tradition
By Carol Blitzer
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She recalls her mother and grandmother starting early in December, filling every kitchen container, from lobster pots to canning kettles or soup terrines, to make vast quantities of tra-ditional Norwegian treats. Her grandfather came from Norway in the 1890s, and graduated from
St. Olaf College in Minnesota in 1906, she said.
As kids, Thorne and her sister and brother would decorate shoe boxes with Christmas wrapping paper, which their mother would fill with cookies to be given to their father’s work colleagues, teachers and neighbors. Each of the 30 boxes would have a holiday note affixed.
Thorne, who teaches seventh-grade social studies at Jordan Middle School, has continued the tradition at her Palo Alto home. Her 19-year-old son has partici-pated each year in the family-and-friends gathering that starts with Thorne and her two siblings, who
Chris and Janet Haugen join in the annual baking tradition at the Thorne home in Palo Alto.
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Courtesy Rod Thorne
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live in the Bay Area, agreeing on a baking day.
“Skipping a year is out of the question. It just wouldn’t be the holidays without this ritual,” ac-cording to Thorne.
This year they’re gathering on Dec. 16, making all the same reci-pes, but “not in the same quanti-ties.” Friends and family get to-gether to share the baking, then get to share the bounty at the end of the day.
And the recipes have evolved over time, with less butter and sugar.
“We talk about how we did it last time,” Thorne said, adding that it’s not formal. “If someone doesn’t come on time, that’s fine.
“It’s the kind of thing that keeps families together, talking to each other,” she said.
“Every year we look forward to doing it all over again!”
The following are the Haugen family’s traditional Norwegian Christmas cookie recipes.
Associate Editor Carol Blitzer can be emailed at [email protected].
Berliner Kranser1 C. sugar4 cubes butter (1 lb. total)7 egg yolks (whites not used)5 C. flour (unbleached)Cream together butter, marga-
rine and sugar. Add egg yolks. Gradually add flour. Stir for a while then use hands to blend well; add additional flour until correct texture is obtained (dough should be waxy). Pat into a ball. Place ball of dough into a ziplock bag. Chill dough. Roll a small piece of dough to form a 4-inch-long pencil shape. Then overlap the ends of the pencil to form a wreath shape and dip one side in granulated sugar.
Place on cookie sheet with the sugar side up. Bake at 375°F for 15-17 minutes.
Fattigmands Bakkelse
Beat together:15 egg yolks 1/2 C. sugar
Beat together:1 C. whipping cream1/2 C. sugar7 T. cognac
Whip 2 egg whites until dry and fold into the yolks and whipping cream mixture.
Gradually add 4 3/4 C. flour and
chill several hours.Roll out and cut. Fry in lard at
370°F for about 3 minutes.Place on paper towels to soak ex-
cess lard. Sprinkle with powdered sugar while still hot.
Mrs. Oldrup’s Sandbakkles
1 C. sugar1 C. (2 cubes) margarine or but-
ter1 whole egg2 C. flour (unbleached)1/4 t. salt4 grated almonds (I blanch al-
monds, then grind in a food pro-cessor)
1/2 t. almond extract3 T. Whipping creamCream together butter and sugar.
Add egg, almond extract, whipping cream and grated almonds. Add flour, stir until well blended. The mixture will be sticky.
Leave the dough in the bowl, place a piece of plastic over the top. Chill dough until firm. Prepare the cookie tins with PAM or other non-stick spray. Press dough thinly into cookie tins. Press a small piece of dough into cookie tin. Place the cookie tins on a cookie sheet. Bake at 375°F. Throw the cookie tins up-side down on a surface to release the cookies from the tins.
Spritz2 C. sugar 2 C. (4 cubes) margarine (or but-
ter) 4 egg yolks (whites not used) 5 C. flour (unbleached) 2 t. vanilla Cream together butter and sugar.
Add egg yolks and vanilla. Add flour a little at a time. Stir as long as you can, then use hands to blend well. Add as much additional flour needed to obtain correct texture. The dough should be firm. Pat the dough into a ball. Place the ball of dough into a ziplock bag. Chill the dough.
Place a portion of the dough into a cookie press. Press out star shapes on a cookie sheet. Cut mar-aschino cherries into small pieces and place in the center of each star shape.
Bake at 375°F 7-10 minutes.
Mandel Kager
Mix together: 1 C. soft shortening1/2 C. sugar1 egg
Sift together and stir in:1 2/3 C. sifted flour1/2 t. baking powder1 T. cinnamon
1 t. ground cardamom
Mix in:1/2 C. chopped toasted almonds
Chill dough. Roll into 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Flatten slightly. Brush tops with egg glaze (1 slightly beaten egg yolk mixed with 1 T. water). Top each cookie with a blanched almond half. Bake until golden brown at 375°F for 10-12 minutes.
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Like most fads, food trends come and go. This year’s red velvet cake might be next year’s lunchable.
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Even during the holidays, health is driving many food selections.
“People are redoing pumpkin pie and doing (gluten-free) pumpkin cake ... and there is a re-mix of the stuffing. People are getting away from bread stuffing,” Jonie Sare, a therapeutic chef and caterer, said.
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Tony Draeger, vice president of Draeger’s Market, said shoppers these days want to make sure their foods are sustainable, natural or organic. Sales of these foods are growing by 20 percent each year, he said.
Knowing where one’s food comes from has driven other food trends, such as the “Paleo diet” to arise. The diet copies what cave-men would probably have eaten — meat, seafood, vegetables, and no processed foods or carbohydrates. The most requested dietary restric-tion at Gobble is a low- or no-carb meal.
Several chefs credit the Paleo diet with boosting bacon consump-tion. Bacon now flavors chocolate, donuts, mayonnaise and shrimp.
Even as meat lovers enjoy the Pa-leo diet, vegetables are on the rise as vegetarians, vegan, raw-food dieters (those who don’t consume food cooked over 115 degrees Fahr-enheit) and those seeking a healthy lifestyle continue to increase.
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Vegetables are becoming the main focus of many meals. Chef Sare has noticed a difference in the way vegetables are prepared.
“People are using ginger rather than garlic — ginger green beans. ... Ginger is bubbling up,” Sare said.
In the past two years, Steiner has
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4000 Middlefield Road, L-4, Palo Alto
[email protected] in 1979, Zohar offers
classes to adults in jazz, ballet and modern dance under the direction of Ehud and Daynee Krauss.
The Great Outdoors
Lucy Geever-Conroy, Flight Instructor for Advantage Aviation
1903 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
650-493-5987www.advantage-aviation.com/Offering learn-to-fly seminars,
ground school and flying lessons, along with free seminars for pi-lots.
REI2450 Charleston Road, Moun-
tain View650-969-1938
www.rei.com/stores/104REI offers classes on topics such
as bike maintenance, riding and outdoor navigation.
Health & FitnessAmerican Red Cross: Silicon Valley Chapter
400 Mitchell Lane, Palo Alto1-877-727-6771www.siliconvalley-redcross.orgIn a Red Cross First Aid class
students learn CPR, choking res-cue, bleeding control and treat-ment of burns, fractures, seizures and more. Adult CPR and First Aid certificates.
Betty Wright Swim Center @ Abilities United
3864 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
650-494-1480www.AbilitiesUnited.org/
[email protected] exercise and therapy in
the fully accessible, public, warm-water (93 degree), indoor pool. Classes include aqua aerobics, aqua arthritis, back basics, body conditioning, Aichi yoga and pre-natal. Physical therapy, personal training, Watsu and land massage by appointment. Group swim les-sons.
Be Yoga440 Kipling St., Palo Alto
[email protected] yoga studio. Small
class sizes. Also offered are work-shops on ayurveda, reiki and medi-tation.
California Yoga Center (Palo Alto)
541 Cowper St., Palo [email protected] California Yoga Center of-
fers classes for beginning to ad-vanced students. With studios in Mountain View and Palo Alto, classes cultivate strength, flexibil-ity and relaxation. Ongoing yoga classes are scheduled every day and include special classes such as prenatal, back care and pranaya-ma. Weekend workshops explore a variety of yoga-related topics.
CMAC Swim SchoolCMAC Aquatic Center, 3805
Magnolia Drive, Palo Alto650-493-5355www.c-mac.usCMAC Swim School offers les-
sons for babies, youth and adults. Classes are a half-hour long, and each class contains three to four participants.
The Happy Body3154 Woodside Road, [email protected]
www.thehappybody.comThe Happy Body Program uses
a weight-loss system involving nutrition, exercise and relaxation. Focus is on a balanced lifestyle with improved health and greater youthfulness.
Jacki’s Aerobic Dancing890 Church St., Mountain [email protected]’s Aerobic Dancing offers
a well-balanced hour of abdomi-nal work, weight training and safe, easy-to-follow aerobic rou-tines. Complimentary child care is available. Classes meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9-10 a.m., at Mountain View Masonic Temple.
Jazzercise800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park650-703-1263www.jazzercise.commeredithozbil@hotmail.comJazzercise blends aerobics, yoga,
Pilates and kickboxing movements into dance routines set to new mu-sic. All fitness levels welcome. Classes are ongoing. Go directly to class to register.
Jim Gorman Swim School3249 Alpine Road, Portola Val-
ley650-854-6699, ext. [email protected]/
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Free Dyslexia Consultation at Athena Academythe school for children
gifted with DyslexiaGrades 2-6
Rolling admissions–mid-year students
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Palo Alto
Student/teacher ratio 6:1 The best evidence-based teaching techniques for dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities Cutting edge research incorporated into our innovative, dynamic curriculum Teachers trained in multiple teaching approaches: Slingerland, Orton-Gillingham, Lindamood Bell, Davis© Learning Strategies, Woodin Math, Montessori, and new focused learning techniques Students receive the individualized instruction they need, drawn from the best resources Extended hours available
Visit our website at www.AthenaAcademy.org or call (650) 543-4560 to schedule a consultation.Athena Academy shall admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, sex, or religion to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, sex, or religion in administration of its educational
policies, admissions policies, scholarship or tuition assistance, loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs.
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Daily lessons from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends. Small group lessons for all ages and abilities.
Karate ClassesOHCC Multipurpose room, 100
Terminal Ave, Menlo Park650-330-2250www.menlopark.org/depar t-
ments/com/ohcc.htmlA class to develop body aware-
ness, learn safety skills and gain discipline and confidence. The class teaches basic kicking, block-ing and punching techniques.
Kidz Love SoccerBurgess Soccer Field, Menlo
Park408-774-4629http://www.kidzlovesoccer.com/
classes.phpKidz Love Soccer youth soccer
classes are open to boys and girls of all abilities. The curriculum is customized for kids of all ages. Classes encourage a better SELF (Sportsmanship, Esteem, Learning and Fun).
Kim Grant Tennis Academy
3005 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
650-752-8061www.kimgranttennis.comThe Kim Grant Tennis Academy
offers tennis classes to minis (ages 3-5), beginner (ages 5-7), interme-diate I and II, advanced and elite players.
Little House Activity Center
800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park650-326-2025www.penvol.org/ lit t lehouse /
classes.cfmLittle House Activity Center of-
fers children and adults a variety of classes including health and well-ness classes for seniors, athletics
for kids, arts and crafts, language and computers.
Palomo Archery4022 Transport, Palo Alto650-391-9968www.palomoarchery.compalomoarchery@yahoo.comPalomo Archery offers classes
for groups and parties.
Red Star Soccer Academy
248 Walker Drive, #8, Mountain View
650-380-0099www.redstarsoccer.comRed Star Soccer Academy is a
nonprofit educational organization dedicated to youth player develop-ment. It is affiliated with the U.S. Soccer Federation and U.S. Club Soccer. Red Star teams compete in Nor Cal Premier League and U.S. Club Soccer sanctioned tourna-ments.
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
1185 Castro St., Mountain View, CA
[email protected] country-dance classes
are held most Wednesdays at the Mountain View Sports Pavilion. Classes for both advanced and beginning dancers are available. Drop-ins are welcome.
Studio Kicks796A San Antonio Road, Palo
Alto650-855-9868650-855-9869 (fax)[email protected] Kicks is a family fitness
center offering high-energy cardio kickboxing classes and martial-arts training for kids 3 and 12 and up. Taught by owner/instructor
Richard Branden, six-time world champion and original stunt cast member for the “Power Rangers.”
Swim Pro LessonsBurgess Pool, 501 Laurel St.,
Menlo Park650-328-7946www.menloswim.comRegular classes, workouts and
lessons specifically for adults are held weekly as well as by appoint-ment. Participants can learn to swim, improve strokes or simply get a workout.
Taijiquan Tutelage of Palo Alto
4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
[email protected] Tutelage of Palo Alto.
Established in 1973. Students learn the classical Yang Chengfu style of Taijiquan (T’ai chi ch’uan). Begin-ning classes start monthly.
Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA
3391 Middlefield Road, YES Hall, Palo Alto
www.california.usa.taoist.org650-396-9244paloalto.ca@taoist.orgThe Taoist Tai Chi Society of the
USA offers classes designed to im-prove balance, strength and flex-ibility while promoting relaxation and good health. Beginner classes in Taoist Tai Chi internal art of Tai Chi Chuan are offered for all ages and fitness levels in Palo Alto. First class is free. A nonprofit or-ganization with nationally accred-ited instructors.
Yoga at All Saints’ Episcopal Church
555 Waverley St., Palo Alto650-322-4528
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Palo Alto PrepPalo Alto Prep is a unique private high school designed to help students succeed in every aspect of life. We believe that school should be enjoyable and every student experience the pride of personal and academic accomplishment.
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2462 Wyandotte Street, Mountain Viewwww.paloaltoprep.com 650.493.7071
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www.asaints.orgKundalini-style yoga, combining
asana (physical poses), breathing exercises and meditation. Practice is best done on an empty stomach. Students should bring a mat and blanket and wear comfortable, easy-to-move-in clothes. If floor work is difficult, exercises can be modified to be done in a chair. All ages. No registration necessary.
Youth Boxing Fitness (Non-Contact)
2860 Spring St. Unit 1, Redwood City
650-290-1920www.peninsulaboxing.orgRecreational boxing programs
are designed for the general pub-lic. Offers non-contact boxing fit-
ness and conditioning classes for men, women, and children ages 8 and up.
Just for SeniorsAvenidas
450 Bryant St., Palo Alto650-289-5400www.avenidas.orgAvenidas offers classes ranging
from balance, line dancing and back fitness to dementia caregiving and computers. Membership costs, fees and class listing included on the website.
Mountain View Senior Center
266 Escuela Ave., Mountain
View www.mountainview.gov/city_
hall/comm_services/ (click on the “Senior Center” link on the left, then click on the “Classes” link on the left)
650-903-6330The Mountain View Senior Cen-
ter offers a wide array of classes covering topics and activities such as art, music, language, history, dance and exercise.
Language CoursesABC Languages
1370 Willow Road, Menlo [email protected]/ABC Languages offers up to 20
different language classes to adults and children. ABC’s teaching staff is composed of experienced in-structors who are native speakers of the language they teach.
GASPA German275 Elliott Drive, Menlo [email protected] offers Saturday classes
for children and adults between 9 a.m. and noon. Its focus is on both learning the German language and becoming acquainted with German culture and traditions.
German Language Class50 Embarcadero Road, Palo
Alto650-329-3752www.paadultschool.orgadultschool@pausd.orgStudents learn to speak, read
and write German, with an em-phasis on conversation. Basic grammar and Germanic culture are also covered. The instructor, a college-credentialed teacher, lived and studied in Germany through Stanford, where she later received a master’s degree.
International School of the Peninsula (ISTP)
151 Laura Lane, Palo [email protected] offers after-school language
classes at its two Palo Alto loca-tions. Classes offered in French,
REI offers a variety of outdoor classes, including bike maintenance, riding, and outdoor navigation.
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Lydian is an amazing atmosphere.
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Mandarin and Spanish to pre-school students (3 to 5 years old). Additional classes taught in Arabic, Farsi, German, Hindi, Italian, Jap-anese and Russian for elementary and middle school students.
Istituto Educazione Italiana
1000 El Camino Real, Atherton650-868-5995iei@italybythebay.orgwww.italybythebay.orgThe Italian Educational Institute
offers evening language classes for adults, with a revamped curricu-lum, reduced fees and classes led by native Italian speakers. Skype-based lessons are also available. Classes start on Jan. 7, and tuition can be paid through PayPal.
Mind and SpiritAnanda Palo Alto
2171 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-323-3363www.anandapaloalto.orgAnanda Palo Alto offers classes
on meditation, chanting and yoga.
Inner Resources for Stress
585 Franklin St., Mountain View
650-903-6337www.mountainview.gov/libraryA non-religious course that uses
relaxation, breathing and medita-tion to help people deal with stress. Led by doctoral students from Palo
Alto University. Drop-ins welcome. Wear comfortable clothes.
Music, Arts and Crafts
Art for Well Beings2460 Park Blvd. #3, Palo [email protected] for Well Beings offers art
classes especially welcoming peo-ple with special needs. AFWB is open to the public. Drop-in or ses-sions are available. All materials provided.
Art with Emily402 El Verano Ave., Palo Alto650-856-9571www.artwithemily.comemilyjeanyoung@gmail.comEmily Young teaches mixed-
media, multi-cultural art lessons to children at her fully equipped studio in Palo Alto.
Art Works Studio595 Lincoln Ave., Palo Alto650-796-1614www.artworkspaloalto.netartworkspaloalto@gmail.comArt Works Studio offers a vari-
ety of fine-art classes for kids.
Beginning Digital Photography
Red Morton Community Center, 1120 Roosevelt Ave., Redwood
City650-330-2200www.menlopark.org/depar t-
ments/com/cclasses.htmlIn this hands-on introduction to
digital photography, participants will work to understand the cam-era’s menus and function modes, metering, focusing, filters, the flash, white balance, light, color, and basic composition which will prepare for portraiture, night shoot-ing and printing activities in class.
Casablanca Market793 Castro St., Mountain Viewwww.casablancamarket.com650-964-3000info@casablancamarket.comCasablanca Market offers
monthly Moroccan cooking class-es. Students will prepare three to four Moroccan dishes, which they will eat during the dinner at the end of class.
Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center
230 San Antonio Circle, Moun-tain View
[email protected] Community School of
Music and Arts (CSMA) offers classes year-round in music, vi-sual and digital arts for ages 14 months to adult. Vacation and summer camps, one- and two-day arts workshops offered through-out the year. Financial assistance available.
Custom Handweavers2263 Old Middlefield Way,
Mountain View650-967-0831www.customhandweavers.comwebemit@sbcglobal.netOngoing classes in weaving,
spinning and knitting for beginner and intermediate students. Day and evening sessions. Students can ex-plore the ancient art of Temari, a Japanese folk art, or learn to weave the Navajo way.
Draeger’s Cooking School
1010 University Drive, Menlo Park
com/Draeger’s cooking classes are
CSMA instructor Rachel Lee with students.
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taught by chefs and cover a wide array of regional cuisines.
Iberia Restaurant Cooking Classes
1026 Alma St., Menlo [email protected]: / / iber ia restaurant.com /
cooking-classes/Iberia offers classes on paella,
tapas and other Spanish cuisine.
Kindermusik with Wendy1404 Bonita Ave., Mountain
View650-968-4733wendyofmv.yourvirtuoso.com/Group music classes for children
ages birth to 7 and their caregiv-ers. All classes include singing, instrument play, movement, mu-sical games, and home materi-als, and aim to develop the whole child through music. Five levels of classes as well as a multi-age class. Cost depends on class and session length.
Manzana Music SchoolPalo Alto650-799-7807www.manzanamusicschool.comManzanaMusicSchool@yahoo.
comGroup lessons for children and
adults on guitar, violin, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, vocal, arranging and music theory.
Midpeninsula Community Media Center
900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto
650-494-8686www.communitymediacenter.
[email protected] media center offers classes
every month in a wide range of media arts, including publishing media on the web, podcasting, dig-ital editing, field production, TV studio production, Photoshop for photographers, citizen journalism and autobiographical digital sto-ries. One-on-one tutoring is also available. Biweekly free orienta-tion sessions and tours.
Music Within Us2483 Old Middlefield Way, Suite
150, Mountain View650-325-2194www.themusicwithinus.cominfo@themusicwithinus.comDr. Lisa Chu offers classes and
workshops sessions using tech-niques drawn from the fields of life coaching, mindfulness-based meditation, yoga, deliberate prac-tice, group facilitation, sound heal-ing and music improvisation.
New Mozart School of Music
305 N. California Ave., Palo Alto
[email protected] Mozart offers early-child-
hood music classes for children 2-7 years of age.
Old World Designs727 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo
Park650-321-3494info@oldworlddesigns.comwww.oldworlddesigns.comOld World Designs has stitching
classes for all levels.
Opus1 Music Studio2800 W. Bayshore Road, Palo
[email protected] Music Studio is offering
group music lessons for all kinds of instruments to ages 2 and up. Beginners to advanced level.
Pacific Art League668 Ramona St., Palo Alto650-321-3891www.pacificartleague.orgfrontdesk@pacificartleague.orgArt classes and workshops by
qualified, experienced instruc-tors for students from beginners to advanced and even non-artists. Classes in collage, oil painting, portraits and sketching, life draw-ing, acrylic or watercolor and brush painting. Sculpture. Registration is ongoing.
Palo Alto Art Center1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto650-329-2366www.cityofpaloalto.org/[email protected] and workshops for chil-
dren and adults in ceramics, paint-ing, drawing, jewelry, book arts, printmaking, collage and more.
Savvy Cellar Wines750 West Evelyn Ave., Mountain
[email protected] Cellars Wines has classes
highlighting regional wines, pair-ing wine with food, and introduc-tory classes for wine novices. Must be 21 or older to attend classes.
The Silicon Valley Boychoir
600 Homer Ave., Palo Alto650-424-1242www.svboychoir.orgThe Silicon Valley Boychoir
rehearses in downtown Palo Alto and trains boys in the art of choral singing with an emphasis on vocal coaching, music literacy and the highest artistic standards.
Sur La Table Cooking School
855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (650) 289-0438 [email protected]/ (Go to
“cooking classes” navigation bar, and search “Palo Alto”)
Classes are two to two-and-a-half hours long. Recipes and tast-ing-sized portions will be provided in the class. Sur La Table offers hands-on classes, demonstration-only classes, and classes for kids and teens.
Parents onlyChildbirth and Parenting Classes at El Camino Hospital
2500 Grant Road, Mountain View
www.elcaminohospital.org650-940-7302El Camino Hospital offers a
wide array of classes for mothers, expecting mothers and their spous-es and children. Classes include childbirth preparation, breastfeed-ing preparation, infant safety and mothers support groups.
Parents PlaceKoret Family Resource Center,
200 Channing Ave., Palo Alto650-688-3040www.parentsplaceonline.org/
[email protected] Place offers parenting
classes on subjects ranging from strategies for managing picky eat-ers to making the switch from dia-pers.
School DaysAction Day/Primary Plus
333 Eunice Ave., Mountain View
650-967-3780
Peninsula Volunteers Little House offers bridge classes and other activities for seniors.
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Providing quality infant, toddler and preschool programs for more than 33 years. On-site dance and computer classes offered. Fully ac-credited staff and facilities.
Amigos de Palo Alto1611 Stanford Ave., Palo Alto650-493-4300www.amigosdepaloalto.comAmigos de Palo Alto is a full
Spanish-immersion preschool. Offering parents a safe environ-ment where they may leave†their children, both for childcare and to begin learning from bilingual instructors how to speak and learn Spanish the same way their native language was learned — naturally. Preschool sessions are offered Monday-Friday (1-4:30 p.m.); Monday, Wednesday and Friday (8:30 -11:45 a.m. or 1-4:30 p.m.); and Tuesday-Thurs-day (8:30 -11:45 a.m. or 1-4:30 p.m.).
Building KidzBuilding Kidz School250 E. Dana St., Mountain
View650-967-8000Building Kidz School provides
infant, preschool and pre-kinder-garten care and gives individual attention to kids. The school also offers a performing arts program.
Circle of Friends Preschool
3214 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park
[email protected]://sites.google.com/site/cof-
preschool/homeCircle of Friends Preschool’s
goal is to promote the develop-ment of the whole child: physical, emotional, social, lingual and in-tellectual. Detailed assessment of each child helps build partnerships with families to support emerging competencies. Play-based pro-gram where children have oppor-tunities to create, explore, problem solve, learn concepts and integrate knowledge in a hands-on environ-ment.
German-American International School
275 Elliott Drive, Menlo [email protected] International
School (GAIS) is an international school serving approximately 300 students from preschool through 8th grade. GAIS offers a Ger-man bilingual program through 5th grade, and welcomes English-speaking students in a new English language middle school program that offers German, Spanish and French as additional language options. GAIS follows the aca-demically rigorous, inquiry-based programs developed by the Inter-national Baccalaureate Organiza-tion.
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School
450 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto
650-494-8200www.hausner.comGideon Hausner Jewish Day
School is a kindergarten through eighth-grade school located in Palo Alto. Founded in 1989, the school aims to promote academic excel-lence, community responsibility and vibrant Jewish living. As a community day school, Hausner serves families from a wide range of Jewish backgrounds and reli-gious practices.
International School of the Peninsula
Cohn Campus (grades 1-8): 151 Laura Lane, Palo Alto
Cooper Campus (nursery): 3233 Cowper St., Palo Alto
[email protected] programs for pre-
school, elementary- and middle-school students. Classes include French cooking, Asian cooking, chess, science, robotics, Chinese dance, art and craft, watercolor, gymnastics, soccer and multi-sports.
Kirk House Preschool1148 Johnson St., Menlo [email protected] House Preschool is a half-
day preschool with both morning and afternoon classes for children aged 3-5 (Young Fives class). Kirk House Preschool is a Christian, play-based school that offers a development-oriented curriculum in a park-like setting.
Lydian Academy815 El Camino Real, Menlo
Park650-321-0550www.lydianacademy.comLydian Academy is a personal-
ized middle and high school with rolling admissions. It welcomes new students every week, year round.
Milestones Preschool3864 Middlefield Road, Palo
Alto650-618-3325www.milestonespreschool.orgpreschool@AbilitiesUnited.orgMilestones Preschool, a de-
velopmental program, provides children aged 2-5 years a fun and educational environment that pro-motes their development of the so-cial skills, independent thinking, intellectual growth, and positive self-image they need to succeed in kindergarten and later in life. NAEYC accredited. State of Cali-fornia License 434407984.
Palo Alto Prep2462 Wyandotte St., Mountain
View650-493-7071
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I have taken six Computer classes, plus Knitting, Cooking and Woodworking classes. The teachers are great and I have met wonderful people in my classes. The prices have been great for the classes. I recommend Palo Alto Adult Education to everyone I know.”
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www.paloaltoprep.comPalo Alto Prep is a private high
school designed to help students succeed in every aspect of life with confidence and success.
Sand Hill School650 Clark Way, Palo [email protected] young minds, one size doesn’t
fit all. At Sand Hill School, find what fits best for each child. At Children’s Health Council. Grades K-4. 6:1 student/teacher ratio.
Sora International Preschool
701 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto
650-493-7672www.SoraPreschool.comSora International Preschool is
an English-Japanese bilingual pre-school. Sora’s mission is to help families that are raising bilingual
children as well as those that want their children to begin a second language at an early age.
T’enna Preschool at the Oshman Family JCC
3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto650-223-8788earlychildhood@paloaltojcc.orgwww.paloaltojcc.org/tennaPlay-based approach develops
skills and a love of learning. Two, three and five day-per-week op-tions for 18 months to five years with emphasis placed on experien-tial learning, family involvement, values and fun in two locations.
Woodland School360 La Cuesta Drive, Portola
Valley650-854-9065www.woodland-school.orgWoodland School’s focus is on
strong academics, inclusive com-munity and individual character development. Its blend of a tra-
ditional and inquiry-based ap-proach emphasizes the “6 C’s of 21st Century Learning” — critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, character and cross-cultural competency.
Yew Chung International School (YCIS)
310 Easy St., Mountain [email protected] provides multi-cultural
and bilingual, English and Manda-rin Chinese, education to children from preschool to 5th grade. Yew Chung education aims to liberate the joy of learning within each child. No prior Chinese experience is required.
Something for Everyone
Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School
333 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View
650-940-1333www.mvlaae.netThe MV-LA Adult School has
a long history and commitment to adult education. Offering: Arts and crafts, computers, digital-camera techniques, ESL, foreign languages, high school programs and GED, memoirs, music and dance, needlework, orchestra, par-ent education, physical fitness and vocational education. Older-adult classes (55+) available.
Palo Alto Adult School50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto650-329-3752650-329-8515 (fax)[email protected] computer, language, test
preparation, writing, bird identifica-tion, investment, hiking, yoga and certificate courses available. Hun-dreds of online classes are offered by the Palo Alto Adult School in conjunction with Education to Go.
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Getting ready to launch your career? No need to do it alone.CareerGenerations, a career planning center in Palo Alto, is offering a Career Launch Program that will give you the tools to jumpstart your search. We offer customized 1:1 or small group programs to help you with everything from choosing a career to conducting a strategic job search.Experienced career coaches will help you: Assess and make the most of your strengths, interests, and personality. Generate career options and understand how they relate to the market place. Create resumes and social media profiles that really work. Design a search plan and process that includes creating a target list of companies where you fit. Interview with impact to land the job!
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650.320.1639 [email protected] For a free initial consultation.
Winter Class Guide
The Class Guide is published quarterly in the Palo Alto Weekly, Mountain View Voice and Menlo Park Almanac. Descriptions of classes offered in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Stanford, Atherton, Los Altos Hills, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto and beyond are provided. Listings are free and subject to editing. Due to space constraints, classes held in the above cities are given priority.
The Spring Class Guide will published the week of March 6, 2013, with deadlines approximately two weeks prior.
To inquire about placing a listing in the class guide, email Edito-rial Assistant Eric Van Susteren at [email protected] or call 650-223-6515. To place a paid advertisement in the Class Guide call our display advertising department at 650-326-8210.
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Each year the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund raises money to
suppor t programs serving families and children in the Palo
Alto area. Since the Weekly and the Silicon Valley Community
Foundation cover all the administrative costs, every dollar raised goes
directly to support community programs through grants to non-profit
organizations ranging from $1,000 to $25,000.
And with the generous suppor t of matching grants from local
foundations, including the Packard and Hewlett foundations, your tax-
deductible gift will be doubled in size. A donation of $100 turns into $200
with the foundation matching gifts.
Whether as an individual, a business or in honor of someone else,
help us reach our goal of $350,000 by making a generous contribution
to the Holiday Fund.
With your generosity, we can give a major boost to the programs in our
community helping kids and families.
Give to the Palo Alto
Weekly Holiday Fund and
your donation is doubled.
You give to non-profit
groups that work right here
in our community. It’s a
great way to ensure that
your charitable donations
are working at home.
Non-profits: Grant application and guidelines at
www.PaloAltoOnline.com/holidayfund
Support our Kidswith a gift to the Holiday Fund.
Last Year’s Grant Recipients
10 Books A Home .......................................$5,000Able Works ..................................................$5,000 Adolescent Counseling Services ..........$10,000 Art in Action ................................................$5,000 Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula........7,500 Break Through the Static..........................$2,500 Breast Cancer Connections .....................$5,000 Canopy .........................................................$3,000 CASSY ........................................................$15,000 Children’s Center of the Stanford Community ..................................$4,000 Cleo Eulau Center.......................................$5,000 Collective Roots .........................................$7,500Downtown Streets Team ........................$15,000 DreamCatchers ........................................$15,000 East Palo Alto Center for Community Media ................................$3,000 East Palo Alto Charter School .................$7,500 East Palo Alto Children’s Day ..................$5,000 East Palo Alto Kids Foundation ................$5,000 East Palo Alto Youth Court ........................$3,000 Environmental Volunteers ........................$3,000 Family Connections....................................$7,500 Foothill College Book Program ................$5,000 Foundation for a College Education ........$7,500 Hidden Villa .................................................$5,000 InnVision ......................................................$7,500 JLS Middle School ....................................$5,000 Jordan Middle School ..............................$5,000 Kara ............................................................$15,000 Mayview Community Health Center .....$10,000 Midpeninsula Community Media Center .........$5,000 Music in the Schools Foundation ............$5,000 My New Red Shoes ...................................$3,000 New Creation Home Ministries ...............$5,000 Nuestra Casa ..............................................$5,000 Pacifi c Art League .....................................$2,500 Palo Alto Art Center Foundation ..............$5,000 Palo Alto Community Child Care ..............$6,500 Palo Alto Council of PTAs .........................$2,128 Palo Alto High School Get Involved!.......$1,500 Palo Alto Housing Corporation ................$5,000 Palo Alto Library Foundation ..................$17,500 Palo Alto Youth Collaborative .................$10,000 Peninsula Bridge Program .......................$5,000Peninsula Youth Theatre ...........................$3,000 Project Safety Net....................................$20,000 Project WeH.O.P.E. .....................................$7,500 Quest Learning Center ..............................$5,000 Ravenswood Education Foundation .......$5,000 Silicon Valley FACES ..................................$7,500 South Palo Alto Food Closet .....................$1,000 St. Francis of Assisi Youth Club ...............$5,000 St. Vincent de Paul .....................................$6,000 TEDxGunnHighSchool ...............................$2,000 TheatreWorks .............................................$5,000 Youth Community Service .......................$10,000
Donate online at siliconvalleycf.org/paw-holiday-fund
Enclosed is a donation of $_______________
Name __________________________________________________
Business Name __________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________
City/State/Zip ___________________________________________
E-Mail __________________________________________________ Phone ______________________
Credit Card (MC, VISA, or AMEX) _____________________________________________ Expires _______/_______
Signature _______________________________________________________
I wish to designate my contribution as follows: (select one)
In my name as shown above
– OR – In name of business above: In honor of: In memory of: As a gift for:
________________________________________________ (Name of person)
For information on making contributions of appreciated stock, contact Bill Johnson at (650) 326-8210.
The Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund is a donor advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) charitable organiza-tion. A contribution to this fund allows your donation to be tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
All donors and gifts amounts will be published in the Palo Alto Weekly unless the boxes below are checked.
I wish to contribute anonymously. Please withhold the amount of my contribution.
Please Make checks payable to: Silicon Valley Community Foundation
and send to: Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund
c/o Silicon Valley Community Foundation 2440 W. El Camino Real,
Suite 300 Mountain View, CA 94040
CLICK AND GIVE
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